Lessons 5 and 6 Flashcards by Rachel Hantman

-emia

condition of the blood, congestion blood

compound suffix

ex: anemia, leukemia, anoxemia, tularemia

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condition of the blood, congestion blood

compound suffix

-emia

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-logy

science of, systematic study of

compound suffix

ex: physiology, cardiology, psychology, astrology

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science of, systematic study of

compound suffix

-logy

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-lysis

dissolution of or by, surgical division or separation

compound suffix

ex: hydrolysis, nephrolysis, electrolysis

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dissolution of or by, surgical division or separation

compound suffix

-lysis

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-mania

madness for or about

compound suffix

ex: kleptomania, dipsomania, egomania, monomania

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madness for or about

compound suffix

-mania

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-pathy

disease of, treatment of disease of or by

compound suffix

ex: osteopathy, neuropathy, hydropathy

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disease of, treatment of disease of or by

compound suffix

-pathy

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-phobia

abnormal fear of

compound suffix

ex: claustrophobia, agoraphobia, hydrophobia

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abnormal fear of

compound suffix

-phobia

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-therapy

treatment of or by

compound suffix

ex: chemotherapy, psychotherapy, heliotherapy

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treatment of or by

compound suffix

-therapy

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-tomy

surgical operation on, surgical cutting of

compound suffix

ex: glossotomy, gastronomy, lobotomy

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surgical operation on, surgical cutting of

compound suffix

-tomy

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-ectomy

surgical removal of

compound suffix

ex: appendectomy, tonsillectomy

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surgical removal of

compound suffix

-ectomy

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-uria

condition of the urine

compound suffix

ex: hematuria, acetonuria, noctalbuminuria

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condition of the urine

compound suffix

-uria

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acr-

extremity, summit

base

ex: acropodium, acromicria, acroscopic

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extremity, summit

base

acr-

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amyl-

starch

base

ex: amyloid, amylase, amylolysis, amyloplast

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starch

base

amyl-

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bar-

weight, pressure base ex: barethesia, dysbarism, abarognosis

weight, pressure base

bar-

bary-

heavy base ex: baryphonia

heavy base

bary-

blenn-

mucus base ex: blenophthalmia, blennorrhagia, oligoblennia

mucus base

blenn-

cyt-

cell base ex: cytoplasm, chromocyte, cytolysis

cell base

cyt-

dips-

thirst base ex: adipsia, dipsophobia

thirst base

dips-

derpan-

sickle base ex: drepanium, drepanocyte

sickle base

derpan-

erythr-

red base ex: erythrodermia, erythrophyll, photerythrous

red base

erythr-

glyc-

sugar base ex: glycogen, glycolysis, glycophye

sugar base

glyc-

glycos-

sugar, glucose base ex: hyperglycosuria

sugar, glucose base

glycos-

hist-, histi-

tissue base ex: histokinesis, histometaplastic, histotrophic

tissue base

hist-, histi-

hyster-

uterus, hysteria base ex: hysterics, hysteria, hysterectomy

uterus, hysteria base

hyster-

ichthy-

fish base ex: ichthyismus, ichthyodont, ichthyotoxismus

fish base

ichthy-

irid-, iris-

iris, rainbow base ex: iridization, iridocyte, iridokinesia

iris, rainbow base

irid-, iris-

isch-

to suppress base ex: ischesis, ischomenia, ischuria

to suppress base

isch-

lapar-

abdomen, soft part of the body between the rips and hip base ex: thoracolaparotomy, laparorrhapy, laparotrachelotomy

abdomen, soft part of the body between the rips and hip base

lapar-

lip-

fat base ex: lipase, lipodystrophy, lipochrome

fat base

lip-

mast-, maz-

breast base ex: acromastitis, hypermastia, amastia

breast base

mast-, maz-

phren-

mind, diaphragm base ex: phrenic, gastrophrenic, hebephrenia

mind, diaphragm base

phren-

py-

pus base ex: hydropyonephrosis, pyophthalmia, pyorrhea

thanat-

death base ex: thanatoid, thanatology, thanatophobia

death base

thanat-

-genous, -genic

producing, produced compound suffix ex: photogenic, endongenous, cytogenous

producing, produced compound suffix

-genous, -genic

-hedron

solid figure having a specified number of faces compound suffix ex: icosahedron, dodecahedron

solid figure having a specified number of faces compound suffix

-hedron

-iasis

diseased condition compound suffix ex: elephantiasis, psoriasis, amebiasis

diseased condition compound suffix

-iasis

-meter

instrument for measuring, measure compound suffix ex: thermometer, anemometer, perimeter

instrument for measuring, measure compound suffix

-meter

-metry

art or science of measuring compound suffix ex: telemetry, optometry, photometry

art or science of measuring compound suffix

-metry

-nomy

science of, system of lows governing compound suffix ex: agronomy, astronomy, economy

science of, system of lows governing compound suffix

-nomy

-oecious

having a house or a dwelling compound suffix ex: monoecious, androdiocious

having a house or a dwelling compound suffix

-oecious

-philous, -philic

loving, thriving in, pollinated by the agency of compound suffix ex: necrophilic, anemophilous

loving, thriving in, pollinated by the agency of compound suffix

-philous, -philic

-plasty

formation, plastic surgical operation compound suffix ex: arthroplasty, anaplasty, hysteroplasty

formation, plastic surgical operation compound suffix

-plasty

-rrhea

abnormal flow or discharge or compound suffix ex: diarrhea, gonorrhea, logorrhea

abnormal flow or discharge or compound suffix

-rrhea

-stomy

the making of a surgical opening compound suffix ex: gastronomy, arthrostomy, hepaticoentero

the making of a surgical opening compound suffix

-stomy

acanth-

thorn, prickle base ex: acanthesthesia, acanthuses, hexacanth

thorn, prickle base

acanth-

aer-

air, gase base ex: aerocele, aeocyte, aeopathy

air, gase base

aer-

aut-

self base ex: autocytotoxin, autodont, autophagia

self base

aut-

blephar-

eyelid base ex: ablephary, blepharoplasty, symblempharosis

eyelid base

blephar-

carcin-

cancer base ex: carcinogen, carcinoid, mastocarcinoma

lip base

cheil-, chil-

lip base ex: acheilary, chilidium, acheilia

colon base

col-

colon base ex: coloproctostomy, paracolitis, phrenicocolic

excrement base

corp-

excrement base ex: coprolite, coprophrasia, coprolith

excrement base

corp-

cry-, crym-

cold, ice base ex: cryesthesia

cold, ice base

cry-, crym-

cyst-

bladder, cyst, sac base ex: acrocyst, cytocyst, oocyst

bladder, cyst, sac base

cyst-

dacry-

tear base ex: dacryocystitis

tear base

dacry-

gastr-, gaster-

stomach, belly of a muscle base ex: gamogastrous, progastrin, gastropod

stomach, belly of a muscle base

gastr-, gaster-

helminth-

worm base ex: anthelmintic, helminthology, helminthoma

worm base

helminth-

heter-

other, different base ex: heterochromia, heterodont, heterogamy

other, different base

heter-

hygr-

moisture base ex: hygrostomia, hygroma, hygrokinesis

moisture base

hygr-

men-

moon, menstruation base ex: meniscectomy, meniscocyte, meniscus

moon, menstruation base

men-

ot-

ear base ex: idiotic, otolith, oocyte

ear base

ot-

psych-

mind, soul base ex: psychopathic, psychokinesis, psyche

mind, soul base

psych-

rhin-, rrhin-

nose base ex: rhinencephalon, gymnorhinal, amphirhinal

nose base

rhin-, rrhin-

tac-, tax-

to arrange, to put in order base ex: taxon, photoaxis, amyotaxia

to arrange, to put in order base

tac-, tax-